Boston Dynamics' Petman Is the Creepy Bipedal Evolution of Big Dog

The latest innovation to come out of the Boston Dynamics labs
is the Petman--a two-legged, upright robot that simulates the
walking motion of human beings. And like its quadruped cousin
the BigDog, this thing is equally creepy/hilarious (check out
the shoes).

Used (at the moment) to test chemical warfare clothing for
the US Army, the Petman is able to move at 3.2 mph,
recreating the natural heel-toe stride that we employ in our
walking motion.

In addition to walking, the Petman can crawl and perform
various calisthenics, perspiring all the while from its
artificial sweat glands. Boston Dynamics has few other
details, except that it took 13 months to design and 17
months to build. But the video pretty much spooks--er--speaks
for itself, so you're better off throwing that on repeat.